[Athen] [EXTERNAL] JAWS access in Blackboard

[foreigntype at gmail.com]

That seems like a viable suggestion, Robin. I'll pass it along to the
student. Thank you.

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
480-984-0034

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:35 AM Eckelberry, Robin <
Robin.Eckelberry at ppcc.edu> wrote:


> Hi Wink,

>

>

>

> I don’t know about Blackboard, but if the student can download your docx

> file with comments, JAWS may be able to read where comments are and what

> you have said: Screen reader for comments in Word

> <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-a-screen-reader-to-add-read-and-delete-comments-in-word-c4648d50-4f7b-4795-b487-9e3141a5a596#PickTab=Windows>

> .

>

>

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Robin

>

>

>

> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *foreigntype at gmail.com

> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 12:19 PM

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] JAWS access in Blackboard

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> Rachel,

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>

>

> I'm the instructor. Grading the assignment within Blackboard on the

> student's uploaded docx file. Making corrections (inline) and leaving

> sidebar annotations. The student is using JAWS and reports JAWS cannot read

> my feedback. They have no problem if all the feedback is left in the

> INSTRUCTOR NOTES box in the grade box itself, only when the annotated

> instructor notes are left attached to the docx submission.

>

>

>

> Before I go back into the file and do a massive 18 pages of cut and paste

> of all my annotations & put into a separate document for them to read

> (which would then be disconnected from any context I am referring to in the

> text), is there any keystroke combo she can use in JAWS to get it to read

> these comments in BB?

>

>

>

> Thanks for jumping in!

>

> Wink Harner

>

> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production

>

> The Foreign Type

>

> Portland OR

> foreigntype at gmail.com

> 480-984-0034

>

> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive

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> On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 10:25 AM Rachel Thompson <rsthompson2 at ua.edu>

> wrote:

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> Hi, Wink.

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>

>

> Do you know if this was done within Bb’s Annotate tool used for inline

> grading of assignments native to Bb or in another tool, like Turnitin?

>

>

>

> Rachel

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *foreigntype at gmail.com

> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 12:16 PM

> *To:* athen-list at u.washington.edu

> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [Athen] JAWS access in Blackboard

>

>

>

> Hi all,

>

>

>

> I have a student using JAWS and has reported to me they cannot read the

> sidebar comments I wrote on their written project submitted in BlackBoard..

> Anyone know if this is a known glitch in BB or if in fact JAWS can access

> these instructor annotations, what is the key combo for the student to be

> able to access the feedback annotated notes?

>

>

>

> Any advice or suggestions would be most helpful!

>

>

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

>

>

>

>

> Wink Harner

>

> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production

>

> The Foreign Type

>

> Portland OR

> foreigntype at gmail.com

> 480-984-0034

>

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